[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D199-D200]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACT OF 2023; LAKEN RILEY ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2799, the 
``Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023''; and H.R. 7511, the ``Laken 
Riley Act''. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-3, a rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 2799, the ``Expanding Access to 
Capital Act of 2023'', and H.R. 7511, the ``Laken Riley Act''. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 2799, the ``Expanding Access to 
Capital Act of 2023'', under a structured rule. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or 
their respective designees. The rule provides that the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial 
Services now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of the report, shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule makes in 
order only those further amendments printed in part B of the report. 
Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendments printed in part B of the report. The rule 
provides for one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for 
consideration of H.R. 7511, the ``Laken Riley Act'', under a closed 
rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The 
rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The 
rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary or their respective designees. The rule provides for one 
motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman McHenry, and 
Representatives Garcia of Texas, Cline, and Nadler.

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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.